Margaret Truman, 83
Posted: Tuesday, January 29th, 2008 11:43 am
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) — Margaret Truman, the only child of former President Harry S. Truman who became a concert singer, actress, radio and TV personality and mystery writer, died Tuesday. She was 83.
Truman, known as Margaret Truman Daniel in private life, died at a Chicago assisted living facility following a brief illness, according to a statement from the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum in Independence. She had been at the facility for the past several weeks and was on a respirator, the library said.
Her father’s succession to the presidency in 1945 thrust her into the national spotlight while a college junior. …
Her singing career attracted the barbs of music critics — even the embarrassment of having her father threaten one reviewer. …
She published her first book, an autobiography titled “Souvenir,” in 1956. … Read full obituary
